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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Steven Schottenstein, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc.
(the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and
Kerrii B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents,
each with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my
name and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute
any and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above,
which said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
(the "1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Steven Schottenstein
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Steven Schottenstein
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Lewis R. Smoot, Sr., a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc.
(the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and
Kerrii B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents,
each with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my
name and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute
any and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above,
which said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
(the "1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Lewis R. Smoot, Sr.
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Lewis R. Smoot, Sr.
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Holly S. Kastan, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii
B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents, each
with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name
and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute any
and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above, which
said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (the
"1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Holly S. Kastan
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Holly S. Kastan
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Irving E. Schottenstein, am Chief Executive Officer and a director
of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the "Company"), and I do hereby constitute and
appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii B. Anderson, or either of them, my
true and lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power of substitution, to
do any and all acts and things in my name and on my behalf in my capacities as
principal executive officer and a director of the Company and to execute any and
all instruments for me and in my name in the capacities indicated above, which
said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (the
"1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacities indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Irving E. Schottenstein
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Irving E. Schottenstein
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive
officer)
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Friedrich K. Bohm, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii
B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents, each
with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name
and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute any
and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above, which
said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (the
"1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Friedrich K. Bohm
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Friedrich K. Bohm
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Norman L. Traeger, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the
"Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and Kerrii
B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents, each
with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my name
and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute any
and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above, which
said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (the
"1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Norman L. Traeger
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Norman L. Traeger
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Amy D. Schottenstein, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc.
(the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and
Kerrii B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents,
each with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my
name and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute
any and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above,
which said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
(the "1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Amy D. Schottenstein
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Amy D. Schottenstein
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Eric J. Schottenstein, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc.
(the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein and
Kerrii B. Anderson, or either of them, my true and lawful attorneys and agents,
each with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my
name and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the Company and to execute
any and all instruments for me and in my name in the capacity indicated above,
which said attorneys or agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
(the "1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorneys and agents, or their substitute
or substitutes, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
/s/ Eric J. Schottenstein
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Eric J. Schottenstein
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Robert H. Schottenstein, a director of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc.
(the "Company"), do hereby constitute and appoint Kerrii B. Anderson my true and
lawful attorney and agent, with full power of substitution, to do any and all
acts and things in my name and on my behalf in my capacity as a director of the
Company and to execute any and all instruments for me and in my name in the
capacity indicated above, which said attorney or agent may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996
(the "1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation, power and
authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacity indicated above, the 1996
Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and I do hereby
ratify and confirm all that the said attorney and agent, or her substitute or
substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Robert H. Schottenstein
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Robert H. Schottenstein
Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Kerrii B. Anderson, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and
accounting officer) of M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby
constitute and appoint Robert H. Schottenstein my true and lawful attorney and
agent, with full power of substitution, to do any and all acts and things in my
name and on my behalf in my capacity as the principal financial and accounting
officer of the Company and to execute any and all instruments for me and in my
name in the capacities indicated above, which said attorney or agent may deem
necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the filing
of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1996 (the "1996 Form 10-K"), including specifically but without limitation,
power and authority to sign for me in my name, in the capacities indicated
above, the 1996 Form 10-K and any and all amendments to such 1996 Form 10-K; and
I do hereby ratify and confirm all that the said attorney and agent, or her
substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
/s/ Kerrii B. Anderson
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Kerrii B. Anderson
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
and accounting officer)